Endangered Grizzly Bear Photo Thread

[Beignet]

Any Subarus up “that” road this year?

 

[Snowhunter11]

Might be a few of “those roads” being referenced here. I would love to see a Subaru try One would think ground clearance would be a serious issue. I haven’t seen all the units and there special roads yet

 

[mtnkid85]

FYI, anyone considering going up "that road" in 500, another bridge washed out further down the canyon. We where able to make it out over the bridge last night, which was sketchy AF, but we didn't die.
Custer/Gallatin NF is saying the road is closed this morning.

 

[mountainboat]

Was way more crowded in there this year than I have ever seen it in 22 years I have been messing around in there. I decided 5-6 years ago I would never drive my truck up that road again. After the damage to the road from the flooding 2 springs ago I can’t believe anyone got a stock pickup up there. I was shocked to see several there that still looked functional although their paint sure took a beating. Even with all that pressure I managed to come out heavy again, but it’s not my story or pictures to share so…only the dead ram knows.

Theat, you tease.

 

[theat]

FYI, anyone considering going up "that road" in 500, another bridge washed out further down the canyon. We where able to make it out over the bridge last night, which was sketchy AF, but we didn't die.
Custer/Gallatin NF is saying the road is closed this morning.
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I stopped and looked at that bridge when we crossed it a couple days ago. Mentioned to my buddy that it looked like it wouldn't make it past another spring or two. I guess my estimate was off by a spring or two.

 

[shines@times]

My partner and I flew in from AK and bought a used white Toyota Tacoma that was lifted and set up for off-roading, with the intention of driving up “that” road… when we picked it up in Bozeman, it had California plates on it! . Needless to say, we removed the plates before parking way up there haha!

That was the appropriate response!

 

[shines@times]

Idk why you guys act like this hunt is some big accomplishments View attachment 292871

Only those who hire outfitters equipped with baling twine are permitted to harvest from the nursery!

 

[shines@times]

Anyone have waypoints for the canteen back there that sells snacks and cold beer?

Sorry, you must stock up with snacks from the last convenience store on the way in. I hear that EYJONAS suggests sausages for their sustaining protein boost, Johnsonville I think, but you might want to confirm the brand and "Best By" date recommendation with him.

 

[shines@times]

Tolke Whip 54# bow, 2216 easton shafts and magnus 2 blade broadhead. Ram was killed in the exact area now covered by the River Road East fire started a couple of days ago. Opening up that mountain with fire should help that sheep herd in the future.

Got flaming arrow?

 

[theat]

Got to appreciate the consistency of FWPs tech department. For the first part of the season you could barely understand what the guy was saying on the Sheep Status phone recording and now the Bighorn Sheep Harvest Quota Status page on the FWP website has been down for a few days.

 

[Hem]

Got to appreciate the consistency of FWPs tech department. For the first part of the season you could barely understand what the guy was saying on the Sheep Status phone recording and now the Bighorn Sheep Harvest Quota Status page on the FWP website has been down for a few days.

Not even a picture of the ram without hunter?

 

[BAKPAKR]

Not even a picture of the ram without hunter?

If the lucky hunter with @theat is a HuntTalker, I hope it isn’t the Russian exhibitionist or the nudist couple.

 

[shines@times]

Here are a few grainy phone scope pictures of a band of rams I found while bear hunting last spring.

The broomed one is a shooter for the UL units. And, if he doesn't die of pneumonia first, that sneaky one bedded in the shade at base of tree just might live long enough to be a good ram too. Makes me think he had a close call with a golden eagle when still a lamb.

I am way late saying this, but welcome aboard Hams!

 

[shines@times]

so we dicided to put about 100 yards between us in case lightning would hit us it might not get both of us.

Smart!

 

[shines@times]

You can also buy crack, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t know better.

But, but...



all can be pardoned if denials fail.

 

[shines@times]

Do any of you adjust your backpacking gear differently given the low success rate?
If you know you may spend weeks hunting and never need to haul a load, it would seem more beneficial to switch to a pack that is much lighter even if its load-hauling capabilities are inferior. Then if you get one down, leave camp, haul out what you can, and grab a better frame or pack at the truck.

That's not a bad strategy in my opinion, especially for a solo hunter. Unless one has shot the animal to scavenger tidbit ribbons, the lone hunter who can pack out head, cape, boned meat and camp and hunting gear in a single backpack load is as rare of an animal as is a 40" ram in the unlimited units.

However, if one was to "spend weeks hunting" at a single go during a period when and where the quota went unfilled, it would still require a fairly capacious and stoutly-built pack just to haul so much gear and provisions.

 

[shines@times]

I rarely listen to podcasts, but knew this would be a good listen about sheep in unlimited areas. Interview with Tim Shinabarger.

Thanks for that recommendation Greenhorn. I was nearly a year into not recovering from a debilitating injury that had me quite depressed with contemplating the prospect of perhaps never being able to get into the harness again when you posted it. Wallowing in that misery kept me away from the MT Unlimited thread almost as much as the injury kept me out of the woods and mountains.

With another six months elapsed, I can now at least get a ruck onto my back again. I finished listening to Tim Shinabarger's two hours with Peter Panda just a few minutes ago. It was well worth the time! I especially appreciated the acknowledgement and due credit that both the interviewer and guest extended to Shawn Stewart for the continuing opportunity that Montana's (sadly) unique Unlimited Sheep hunting units provide working-class souls who have a passion for pursuing the high country monarchs. In the last couple minutes of the interview, Tim credited the opportunity to buy a tag and hunt wild sheep more than once in a lifetime in the UL units with his becoming not only a sheep hunter, but a wild sheep hunting and conservation advocate. That's a pretty compelling endorsement of the program. Like Tim, I hope the concept not only endures, but inspires the creation of similar programs elsewhere.

Thanks again for bringing the podcast to my attention.

 

[rogerthat]

FYI, anyone considering going up "that road" in 500, another bridge washed out further down the canyon. We where able to make it out over the bridge last night, which was sketchy AF, but we didn't die.
Custer/Gallatin NF is saying the road is closed this morning.
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You crossed that with a vehicle when it looked like that?

 

[Cav1]

I came so close to buying the Wilsall Volunteer Fire Department's old M35 6x6 Deuce-and-a-Half just so I could drive that damn road it's not funny.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

So Peter Panda had a podcast covering how doable the unlimiteds are and also one pimping duckworth wool.. some guys..